New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 21 - Miscellaneous
Chapter I - Waterfront Commission Of New York Harbor
Part 5 - Port Watchman
General Provisions
Section 5.15 - Records to be maintained by security officers and supervisory security officers

(a) Each security officer and supervisory security officer shall keep in a memorandum book an accurate record of each tour of duty. Such book shall be furnished by and remain the property of the commission and shall be returned to the commission when completed or upon the surrender, suspension or termination of the license or temporary permit.

(b) Such memorandum book shall be carried by every security officer and supervisory security officer while on duty. All entries in such memorandum book shall be legible, written in English and in ink.

(c) Before performing each tour of duty, all security officers and supervisory security officers shall enter in their memorandum books their employer, the date, the tour of duty, the pier and their assignment at such pier, and the time of arrival at their post. During the tour they shall enter a full and accurate record of any thefts or attempted thefts of cargo and unusual occurrences during their tour of duty, indicating the time when and to whom reports of these incidents have been made. If there have been no such incidents, the security officer or supervisor security officer shall write "Nothing to report" at the end of the tour of duty. At the end of the tour of duty, the security officer shall also enter the time out and shall sign his full name and license number.

(d) All such books shall be available for inspection by the commission at any time.